Brush up on basic chemistry lab techniques such as
reading a meniscus, cleaning your glassware, making dilutions, and
performing a recrystallization.
How to Write a Lab Report
Lab
reports are an essential part of all laboratory courses and usually a
significant part of your grade. If your instructor gives you an outline
for how to write a lab report, use that. Here's a format for a lab
report you can use if you aren't sure what to write or need an
explanation of what to include in the different parts of the report.
How to Read a Meniscus
The
meniscus is the curve seen at the top of a liquid in response to its
container. When you read a scale on the side of a container with a
meniscus, such as a graduated cylinder or volumetric flask, it's
important that the measurement accounts for the meniscus. Here's how to
read a meniscus.
